wish fulfillment

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noun

gratification of desires.

Psychoanalysis. the drive to free oneself from tension caused by instinctual needs, as sex.

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Origin of wish fulfillment

First recorded in 1905–10

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How to use wish fulfillment in a sentence

And like most bubbles, it has more to do with wish fulfillment than reality.
Chris McDaniel Confirms the Worst GOP Stereotypes|Stuart Stevens|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A great side-benefit to the gruel of writing fiction is the fleeting moments of wish fulfillment the empty page provides.
Five Great Literary Homes, From Pemberley to Ruth’s||March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cain might just be for conservatives what Barack Obama was for liberals in 2008—a kind of wish-fulfillment candidate.
Romney’s Worst Nightmare|Michael Tomasky|October 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
“A lot of it is wish fulfillment for the readers,” said a high-level editor in the celebrity magazine universe.
Are John Edwards and Rielle Hunter Getting Married?|Jacob Bernstein|January 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST

A number of other dreams recorded by the patient manifest simple wish fulfillment and are of no especial interest.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard Glueck
Something inside my brain was sucking all my strength in one tremendous, surging power-dive of wish fulfillment.
The Very Black|Dean Evans
Of course it is unbelievable that the wish-fulfillment characteristic has not been noted by writers on the dream.
A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis|Sigmund Freud
We very recently subjected a number of dreams to interpretation, but left wish-fulfillment entirely out of consideration.
A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis|Sigmund Freud
Perhaps you now say that at this rate, not very much of the famed wish-fulfillment is left.
A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis|Sigmund Freud

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